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47704 Czong
czongwudong Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
8:47 am
Hi, Does it mean that fuel pump can last forever? Of course when fuel tank is always at more or less 1/4 (minimum) and never _really_ empty. tom...
47705 Bill Shafer
boxer192001 Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
12:30 pm
I quit in 1980 after about 15 yrs of smoking. I don't remember having too hard of a time. My father died a year after I quit and I thought I would go back but...
47706 sport_suv Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
3:42 pm
2000 V / 87,000 miles. How much trans fluid should I buy when draining just the pan? Also, can I mix NAPA Mercon V with what is in the trans (assuming it's...
47707 sport_suv Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
3:48 pm
2000V /87,000 miles. Temp gage moves up to and stays at lower line of gage. Let it idle for 10 mins it stats to come up. I'm thinking that the thermostat isn't...
47708 Czong
czongwudong Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
3:50 pm
Hi, I saw filter sold with 25 liters of ATF for complete fluid change. So it seems to be proper amount. I never did it, so I won't play wise guy; propably...
47709 Jeff Cannondale
pedals615 Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
5:32 pm
Oh yeah, I forgot- if you change it the stat appears to go in backwards from conventional wisdom.       Jeff  ... From: sport_suv <sport_suv@...> ...
47710 Jeff Cannondale
pedals615 Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
5:33 pm
If you change yours, go sorta easy on the silicone you need for a gasket on the housing.  I did mine a few years ago and last time I tried to drain everything...
47711 gbissi Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
5:38 pm
It will probably take less than half of that amount since a lot is in the torque converter and some in the cooler and lines. Gerry...
47712 gbissi Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
5:51 pm
The shop manual recommends measuring the amount you remove and add that amount back in. Then warm up the trans fluid by running the engine, and check the...
47713 Ellen
calypsotwo Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
5:53 pm
Hello! I have a 1997 Villager and had a new water pump installed last week. Since then the needle on the temperature gauge bounces like crazy. Sometimes it...
47714 Czong
czongwudong Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
6:02 pm
Seems to be obvious, but as far as I wrote mails with Charlie, he wrote that old ATF will still remain in coolant hoses or somewhere there so it is not enough...
47715 gbissi Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
6:25 pm
You have air trapped in the cooling system. Very common problem. There is a lot of information in the files about how to "burp" the air out of the system. It...
47716 gbissi Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
6:27 pm
You are correct, but this person just wants to remove the pan and then refill what he drained out. It does not sound like they want to flush the entire...
47717 Gordon Brice
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Feb 1, 2010
6:32 pm
I do this quite regularly with mine, and it takes 5 quarts. I use a synthetic replacement that meets and exceeds the Nissan specs. Works for me, YMMV. Gordon...
47718 JOHN DASILVA
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Feb 1, 2010
7:16 pm
Others have drained, measured amount, refilled and done this one or two more times at the same time they do an oil change. This way you will have more fresh...
47719 ronald ruloff
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Feb 1, 2010
7:35 pm
If the gauge itself is not malfunctioning it means that the water (coolant) is surging (percolating) up through the engine, forming steam under high pressure...
47720 vtcress Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
9:00 pm
With the local garages around here when you ask for a tranny oil change, they ask flush or not? With the V/Q a "NO" flush means drain it only at the pan plug. ...
47721 RP
jyd121 Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
10:38 pm
Ellen: I agree with Gerry, pretty sure you will find it is low on coolant. If your shop is like many around here they don't have the evacuation tools and are...
47722 RP
jyd121 Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
10:47 pm
Charlie: We have always done a full flush of any and all automatic transmissions we have owned, other than the old junkers I had as a kid, and have never had...
47723 Larry Spitzer
cattlebrandj Offline Send Email
Feb 1, 2010
10:53 pm
  Did mechanic install new thermostat??? What was the condition of timing belt?? Was timing belt replaced?? Did the old water pump leak coolant onto timing...
47724 vtcress Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
11:36 pm
Thanks to Gerry the chart is now complete and checked for all the latest Ford/Nissan part numbers. charlie...
47725 vtcress Offline Send Email Feb 1, 2010
11:53 pm
Randy, Do you drop the pan as well?? How much oil does it take then?? How do you do the flush?? loosen one of the coolant lines and run the engine or use one...
47726 Caren Stone
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Feb 2, 2010
1:45 am
I quit about 20 years ago. Gave 1/2 pack away and never had the urge for another cigarette. Didn`t have a bigger appitite either. I was a 2 pack a dayer....
47727 Gerry
gbissi Offline Send Email
Feb 2, 2010
4:32 am
It just took me 3 tries. Gerry ... From: vtcress <auto.quest@...> Subject: [villagerquest] Motor Mount Chart To: villagerquest@yahoogroups.com Date:...
47728 vtcress Offline Send Email Feb 2, 2010
4:50 am
Gerry; Since the beginning of that chart a few years ago I bet I spent over 40 hours or more on it. I had to get pictures of each mount and research all the...
47729 Ellen
calypsotwo Offline Send Email
Feb 2, 2010
12:37 pm
Thank you so much Gerry, Ronald, Larry and Randy.  I did print out the answers and am ready to take it in tomorrow morning.  Larry I'm embarassed to say I...
47730 Freed
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Feb 2, 2010
12:51 pm
Mechanics hand out the same baloney to everyone, not just women. _____ From: villagerquest@yahoogroups.com [mailto:villagerquest@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
47731 gbissi Offline Send Email Feb 2, 2010
1:23 pm
And a lot of service writers do too. There are some good ones but hard to find...
47732 RP
jyd121 Offline Send Email
Feb 2, 2010
1:34 pm
Ellen: Freed is right, I have heard some crazy diagnosis over the years, give to men and women, about what was wrong with certain vehicles. I just don't know...
47733 RP
jyd121 Offline Send Email
Feb 2, 2010
1:46 pm
Charlie: The transmission is one thing I have always had done at my local transmission shop. They always drop the pan and check to see if there is anything in...
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